University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, Ohio · Public · 9,052 undergraduates · uakron.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
77%
of 13,503 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
960 to 1200
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$33,090Est.Estimate
$41,090 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Akron Main Campus
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
77% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$41,090
a year in 2027-28, from a $41,090 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1080
Send your score
About 36% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 880, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Test Optional Information : The University of Akron, Ohio · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jan31Priority deadline · January 31, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Aug1Other deadline · August 1, 2027
Who gets in
77%
of applicants were admitted: 10,427 of 13,503 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 13% of them sent SAT scores and 65% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 960 to 1200
Reading and Writing 485 to 610
Math 460 to 600
ACT composite 17 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003.2%
- 1200 to 139923%
- 1000 to 119942%
- 800 to 99925%
- 600 to 7997%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.47
- 4.023%
- 3.75 to 3.9917%
- 3.50 to 3.7414%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.249%
- 2.50 to 2.9915%
- Below 2.509.7%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$33,090
a year, in state
$41,090
a year, out of state (tuition $19,870)
- Tuition (in state)$11,870
- Fees$2,470
- Food and housing$13,780
- Books and supplies$1,230
- Transportation and other$3,740
University of Akron Main Campus published $32,160 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$9,514
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,125
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,929
- $75,001 to $110,000$16,090
- Over $110,000$19,732
Financial aid
65%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$5,936
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
13%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $5,282 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,190Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART:xxx, Studio Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART:xxx, Studio Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | 3 score = ART:210, Visual Arts Awareness (3 credits) |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | 4 or 5 score = ART:101 Survey of Global Art 1: Prehistory to 1250 CE (3 credits) and ART:102 History of Global Art 2: 1250 CE to 1850 CE (3 credits) |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL:103, Natural Science: Biology |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | 3100:103, Natural Science: Biology 3100:111, Principles of Biology I |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BIOL:111, Principles of Biology I |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH:221, Analytic Geometry-Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH:221, Analytic Geometry-Calculus I MATH:222, Analytic Geometry-Calculus II * Students who intend to major in a STEM discipline and earn a 3 on the Calculus BC exam should consult with an advisor prior to accepting the credits |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM:101, Chemistry for Everyone |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM:151, Principles of Chemistry I CHEM:152, Principles of Chemistry I lab |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHIN:101, Beginning Chinese I CHIN:102, Beginning Chinese II |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | CHIN:101, Beginning Chinese I CHIN:102, Beginning Chinese II CHIN:201, Intermediate Chinese I |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | CHIN:101, Beginning Chinese I CHIN:102, Beginning Chinese II CHIN:201, Intermediate Chinese I CHIN:202, Intermediate Chinese II |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | General Education Social Science |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLIT:300, Comparative Politics |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CPSC:209, Computer Science I |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 8 | CPSC:209, Computer Science I CPSP:210, Computer Science II |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CPSC:101, Essentials of Computer Science |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART:xxx, Studio Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL:111, English Composition I |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 6 | English Language and Composition & English Literature and Composition (3, 4, or 5 score): ENGL:111, English Composition I AND ENGL:112, English Composition II |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL:111, English Composition I |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | GEOL:211, Introduction to Environmental Science |
| European History | 3 | 3 | General Education Social Sciences |
| European History | 4 | 6 | General Education Social Sciences and General Education Humanities |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FREN:101, Beginning French I FREN:102, Beginning French II |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | FREN:101, Beginning French I FREN:102, Beginning French II FREN:201, Intermediate French I |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | FREN:101, Beginning French I FREN:102, Beginning French II FREN:201, Intermediate French I FREN:202, Intermediate French II |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GERM:101, Beginning German I GERM:102, Beginning German II |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | GERM:101, Beginning German I GERM:102, Beginning German II GERM:201, Intermediate German I |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | GERM:101, Beginning German I GERM:102, Beginning German II GERM:201, Intermediate German I GERM:202, Intermediate German II |
| Human Geography | 3 | 2 | GEOG:275, Geography of Cultural Diversity |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | ITAL:101, Beginning Italian I ITAL:102, Beginning Italian II |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | ITAL:101, Beginning Italian I ITAL:102, Beginning Italian II ITAL:201, Intermediate Italian I |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | ITAL:101, Beginning Italian I ITAL:102, Beginning Italian II ITAL:201, Intermediate Italian I ITAL:202, Intermediate Italian II |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JAPN:101, Beginning Japanese I JAPN:102, Beginning Japanese II |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | JAPN:101, Beginning Japanese I JAPN:102, Beginning Japanese II JAPN:201, Intermediate Japanese I |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | JAPN:101, Beginning Japanese I JAPN:102, Beginning Japanese II JAPN:201, Intermediate Japanese I JAPN:202, Intermediate Japanese II |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LATN:101, Beginning Latin I LATN:102, Beginning Latin II |
| Latin | 4 | 11 | LATN:101, Beginning Latin I LATN:102, Beginning Latin II LATN:201, Intermediate Latin I |
| Latin | 5 | 14 | LATN:101, Beginning Latin I LATN:102, Beginning Latin II LATN:201, Intermediate Latin I LATN:202, Intermediate Latin II |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON:201, Principles of Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON:200, Principles of Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | General Elective |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | 7500:121, Theory and Musicianship I |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS:160, Technical Physics: Mechanics |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS:163, Technical Physics: Electricity and Magnetism PHYS:164, Technical Physics: Heat and Light |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS:292, Elem. Classical Physics II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS:291, Elem. Classical Physics I |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | Math 149 | |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC:100, Introduction to Psychology |
| Research | 3 | 3 | General Elective |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | General Elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN:101, Beginning Spanish I SPAN:102, Beginning Spanish II |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | SPAN:101, Beginning Spanish I SPAN:102, Beginning Spanish II SPAN:201, Intermediate Spanish I |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | SPAN:101, Beginning Spanish I SPAN:102, Beginning Spanish II SPAN:201, Intermediate Spanish I SPAN:202, Intermediate Spanish II |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 11 | SPAN:101, Beginning Spanish I SPAN:102, Beginning Spanish II SPAN:201, Intermediate Spanish I |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 14 | SPAN:101, Beginning Spanish I SPAN:102, Beginning Spanish II SPAN:201, Intermediate Spanish I SPAN:202, Intermediate Spanish II |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | STAT:261, Introductory Statistics I STAT:262, Introductory Statistics II |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLIT:100, Government & Politics in the US |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST:250, United States History to 1877 HIST:251, United States History Since 1877 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | General Education Humanities |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | General Education Humanities |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
53%
Come back for a second year
73%
Typical earnings
$51,221
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Akron Main Campus$78,325
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 50 majors here have earnings data.
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